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Friday
30 January
Alleged
Absa e-fraudster Johannes Fourie whose case relates
to the TRANSFER
OF FUNDS FROM THE ACCOUNTS OF 10 ABSA ONLINE BANKING
CLIENTS IN THE WESTERN CAPE LAST YEAR
has appeared in the Bellville magistrate's court,
complaining that his bail conditions are "too
onerous" (IT Web 2004-01-29).
Mark
Isaacs, husband of the woman who laid rape
allegations against Justice Desai in India, appears
to have FALSELY
REPRESENTED HIMSELF AS AN ATTORNEY
to the Department of Home Affairs (IOL 2004-01-29).
United
Kingdom
Lord Falconer, the Constitution Secretary, has
announced A
SERIES OF CONCESSIONS TO THE JUDICIARY
in a constitutional settlement that Lord Woolf, the
Lord Chief Justice, said would lift the threat to
judicial independence (Telegraph [UK] 2004-01-28).
Scotland
Two of the Millennium Dome
raiders convicted at the Old Bailey two years ago
were told they had NO
GROUNDS FOR APPEAL - EVEN THOUGH THE TRIAL JUDGE HAD
ADMITTED "NODDING OFF"
during the proceedings (The Scotsman 2004-01-21).
Canada
Alberta's Court of Appeal suggested that LAWYERS
SHOULD EITHER PROVIDE MORE FREE SERVICES
to people who can't afford help or face having the
province change the law to allow paralegals to step
in (Canoe 2004-01-29).
Alaska
Now online : the amended judgment in the civil suit
involving the EXXON
VALDEZ TANKER DISASTER
in Alaska, increasing the plaintiffs' punitive
damages award against the oil company to $4.5
Billion in addition to another $2.25 Billion in
interest (Findlaw 2004-01-28). See also TIME
FOR EXXON TO PAY
(New York Times 2004-01-30).
Thursday
29 January
It
has apparently become common practice in Gauteng for
LOCAL
AUTHORITIES TO APPROVE NEW RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS
SUBJECT TO EIAS BEING DONE AND APPROVED
(Property24 2004-01-28).
On
Wednesday, the parliament of ZIMBABWE
PASSED A CONTROVERSIAL LAND LAW THAT WILL ALLOW THE
GOVERNMENT TO TAKE LAND MORE EASILY FROM WHITE
FARMERS
(M&G 2004-01-29).
The
HUTTON
REPORT
is now available online in pdf
format (UK Online).
And
in America
Google has sent a CEASE
AND DESIST EMAIL
to Booble.com (WebProWorld 2004-01-28).
IS
KILLING AN UNDISCOVERED FIRST-TRIMESTER FOETUS
MURDER IN CALIFORNIA?
This article considers Keeler v
Superior Court (1970) and the current Taylor
case in which the Justices' questions and comments
suggest that they are inclined to rule that a
defendant can be guilty of murder for killing the
foetus of a woman who neither the defendant nor the
woman herself knew was pregnant (FindLaw
2004-01-28).
California
Governor ARNOLD
SCHWARZENEGGER HAS SAID HE WILL PAY $4.5 MILLION
on top of the $5 million he already spent to be
elected after a judge ruled the actor broke a state
campaign finance law by taking out a loan (FindLaw
2004-01-27).
Wednesday
28 January
According
to one economist, the question about interest rates
should be "HOW
SOON WILL THE RESERVE BANK START HIKING RATES?"
(M&G 2004-01-28).
The
Free State High Court has heard that despite
shouts from panic-stricken passengers, a BUS
DRIVER REFUSED TO HEED THEIR WARNINGS AND ENDED UP
LUNGING INTO THE ICY WATERS OF THE SAULSPOORT DAM
near Bethlehem in May last year (News24 2004-01-28).
According
to a leaked version of the Hutton Report, THE
GOVERNMENT WILL BE CLEARED OF WRONGDOING IN THE
KELLY AFFAIR
(Telegraph [UK] 2004-01-28).
Tuesday
27 January
Judge
Desai has indicated that he has NO
INTENTION OF RESIGNING
(News24 2004-01-26) and (BUSINESS
DAY 2004-01-26).
Chief Justice Arthur Chaskalson has asked for AN
END TO COMMENT AND SPECULATION
on this matter (IOL 2004-01-27) ; in the
meantime, SUNDRY
OPINIONS
have been published (IOL 2004-01-27).
CAPTURING
TACIT KNOWLEDGE
describes tacit knowledge as "a mixture of
deliberations, subjective insight, intuition and
judgment that lawyers acquire by virtue of their
experience and expertise. It is difficult to
articulate in writing and is acquired through
personal experience. It dates quickly".
The article suggests ways of preserving this
invaluable resource (Practical Law).
United
Kingdom
The High Court was told yesterday that THOUSANDS
OF BODY PARTS WERE ILLEGALLY REMOVED FROM DEAD
CHILDREN WITHOUT THE KNOWLEDGE OF THEIR PARENTS
(Telegraph [UK] 2004-01-27).
Monday
26 January
ZULU
KING GOODWILL ZWELITHINI DEMANDED COMPENSATION FROM
BRITAIN AND OTHER COUNTRIES THAT INVADED THE ZULU
NATION IN THE PAST,
saying this would help alleviate poverty in
KwaZulu-Natal (M&G 2004-01-25).
United
Kingdom
BILL
GATES IS TO RECEIVE AN HONORARY KNIGHTHOOD
for "services to global enterprise"
(Telegraph [UK] 2004-01-26).
The middle classes could be particularly hard hit by
proposals for NEW
MEANS TESTS IN AN EFFORT TO CURB THE £2BN
LEGAL AID BILL as
aid in cases tried by magistrates could be limited
to those with a disposable income of less than £10
000 after essential expenses such as rent or
mortgage (Guardian
Unlimited 2004-01-26).
Australia
A DRAFT
LEGAL PROFESSION AMENDMENT BILL HAS BEEN RELEASED
FOR COMMENT
; if the reforms are passed, the overhaul would
strip the Law Society of Tasmania of its regulatory
and disciplinary powers. Complaints about
lawyers would go to an independent board including
members of the public (The Mercury [Australia]
2004-01-23).
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